Hyperbaric oxygen therapy combined with Schwann cell transplantation promotes spinal cord injury recovery

Autor: Chuan-gang Peng, Shu-quan Zhang, Min-fei Wu, Yang Lv, Dan-kai Wu, Qi Yang, Rui Gu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Neural Regeneration Research, Vol 10, Iss 9, Pp 1477-1482 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1673-5374
DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.165520
Popis: Schwann cell transplantation and hyperbaric oxygen therapy each promote recovery from spinal cord injury, but it remains unclear whether their combination improves therapeutic results more than monotherapy. To investigate this, we used Schwann cell transplantation via the tail vein, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, or their combination, in rat models of spinal cord contusion injury. The combined treatment was more effective in improving hindlimb motor function than either treatment alone; injured spinal tissue showed a greater number of neurite-like structures in the injured spinal tissue, somatosensory and motor evoked potential latencies were notably shorter, and their amplitudes greater, after combination therapy than after monotherapy. These findings indicate that Schwann cell transplantation combined with hyperbaric oxygen therapy is more effective than either treatment alone in promoting the recovery of spinal cord in rats after injury.
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